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is romney right? >> as you point out in the last seth, massachusetts engaged in exactly the same practices. conarca technologie solar energy company in massachusetts funded with $1.5 million by president obama coincidentally went bankrupt on friday. solyndra is not an isolated example of where the government can actually make mistakes on rating in the private sector. the government has a role to play in encouraging technologies. i personally am reluctant to see the government acting as a venture capitalist. i think it is hard. programs like the solyndra program began in the previous bush administration and existed for a long time in the government. not some idea that president obama came to washington with and suddenly adopted for the federal government. >> chris: but he embraced it and in the case of solyndra where he went out there? >> he embraced the idea of these kinds of investments. solyndra was not a political decision. when i was in the government i watched a number of other investments made b
is romney right? >> as you point out in the last seth, massachusetts engaged in exactly the same practices. conarca technologie solar energy company in massachusetts funded with $1.5 million by president obama coincidentally went bankrupt on friday. solyndra is not an isolated example of where the government can actually make mistakes on rating in the private sector. the government has a role to play in encouraging technologies. i personally am reluctant to see the government acting as a...
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while romney and others think they can go on the offensive, romney talking about why this is a positive for the president. romney had questions to answer about which benefits he doesn't support for same sex couples, and he is not good at those questions. we can talk about the negatives and the risks, but i think it puts the president in line with where history is going, the public opinion polls, and with most people in his party including the people that work for him. >> before we get to more polling, the emotions of this when you see governor romney saying he's for traditional marriage, you can say the traditional prejudice against gay people where they would be thrown out of jobs, military, denied access to the military. all of that was part of our tradition as well. why would anyone value the word tradition in this case of expanding in a country that honors the expansion of rights and not honoring the old restrictions. >> chris, that's a very good question. i know a little about tradition. >> you lived through it. >> it's not always a good thing. so, you know, look, the people do, th
while romney and others think they can go on the offensive, romney talking about why this is a positive for the president. romney had questions to answer about which benefits he doesn't support for same sex couples, and he is not good at those questions. we can talk about the negatives and the risks, but i think it puts the president in line with where history is going, the public opinion polls, and with most people in his party including the people that work for him. >> before we get to...
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he, meaning romney, has to offer a plan. he has to show a willing tons take on the big challenges facing the country. i think he can win if he does that. is walker right? does romney need to offer a bold, ark firmative agenda? -- affirmative agenda? >> absolutely. for two reasons. one, that's the most successful, i believe, campaign strategy. the american people will rightly demand to know more than he's not president obama. but secondly, he has toute -- he has to use the fall to build a consensus across a broad spectrum of americans to restore a vibrant, private sector and all the good things that come with it, including more dollars for government. that's exactly the right advice. it would be, i think, a huge mistake for republicans to misread wisconsin as a great harbinger. there was clearly a threat thread of enough already vote that said this was an abuse of the process, all of these recalls, not even clear that president -- governor romney will be that strong in wisconsin. so he better have an affirmative, constructive
he, meaning romney, has to offer a plan. he has to show a willing tons take on the big challenges facing the country. i think he can win if he does that. is walker right? does romney need to offer a bold, ark firmative agenda? -- affirmative agenda? >> absolutely. for two reasons. one, that's the most successful, i believe, campaign strategy. the american people will rightly demand to know more than he's not president obama. but secondly, he has toute -- he has to use the fall to build a...
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romney's co-chair. the romney campaign knows how big the walker-barrett election is. my question tonight, does the obama campaign now how big it is? i'll have much more on this topic tomorrow night. >>> tonight, in our survey, i asked does mitt romney care more about people or profits? 4% said people. 96% said profits. >>> rush limbaugh may be too big to fail, but after his violent offensive remarks about sandra fluke, his ratings have slipped a bit. well, more than a bit. see how bad it is, next. [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do... consider the journey of today's athletes: ♪ their training depends on technology. [ beeping, ticks ] and when their devices are powered by a battery, there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell so whether they're headed for london or the journey has just begun... they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. has a facebook page these days. but where's the relationship status? well, esurance is now in a relationship...with allstate. and it looks pretty serious. esurance. click or call. >> wh
romney's co-chair. the romney campaign knows how big the walker-barrett election is. my question tonight, does the obama campaign now how big it is? i'll have much more on this topic tomorrow night. >>> tonight, in our survey, i asked does mitt romney care more about people or profits? 4% said people. 96% said profits. >>> rush limbaugh may be too big to fail, but after his violent offensive remarks about sandra fluke, his ratings have slipped a bit. well, more than a bit. see...
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rate romney famously had some of his wealth in offshore accounts. i lived in europe for a year and i looked into getting a swiss bank account just because i had to get a european bank account and i had heard that they were kind of cool and what i discovered was that when you put your money in a swiss bank you have to pay them interest and i said to this was the banker you know the why and he said because we keep secrets you know so why would why would this guy put his money in a bank in switzerland where he has to pay them to take his money. i don't believe ever fully explained that but i know that they closed a swiss bank account in two thousand and ten because it would it was too afraid it's going to politically embarrassing to have a swiss bank account but he saw that the cayman islands account and i believe they talked also about that he had accounts in other known taxation of luxembourg and ireland. so how does his how would his own proposed tax plan affect his taxes i believe the tax is about half because he wants to lower the taxes even more
rate romney famously had some of his wealth in offshore accounts. i lived in europe for a year and i looked into getting a swiss bank account just because i had to get a european bank account and i had heard that they were kind of cool and what i discovered was that when you put your money in a swiss bank you have to pay them interest and i said to this was the banker you know the why and he said because we keep secrets you know so why would why would this guy put his money in a bank in...
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tax returns frankly there's no comparison last month mitt romney released their two thousand and ten returns they made a lot more money that year it was a little over twenty one million but their tax rate was much lower just last night to make the contras clear to himself and mitt romney santorum released four years of tax returns from two thousand and seven through two thousand and ten he earned more than three and a half million dollars over that time in two thousand and ten the last year they filed their effective tax rate was over twenty percent that's compared to the thirteen point nine percent tax rate that romney made a lot more money twenty times of what he did pay that same year the difference of course much of the romney money on investments much of the santorum money on income . all right so you get a sense the irony here rick santorum wants to convince voters that he's the every man by comparing himself to mitt romney which i guess in comparison to god is worth hundreds of millions of dollars worth a guy versus a guy that who's just makes a little bit over a million each
tax returns frankly there's no comparison last month mitt romney released their two thousand and ten returns they made a lot more money that year it was a little over twenty one million but their tax rate was much lower just last night to make the contras clear to himself and mitt romney santorum released four years of tax returns from two thousand and seven through two thousand and ten he earned more than three and a half million dollars over that time in two thousand and ten the last year...
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romney habit given hint who the v.p. pick might be, but they said a selection could come before the august convention to get the completed ticket out of the trail as soon as possible. bret? >> bret: we will have it here on fox. carl, ahh. will everyone is aware that jobs and the economy will probably decide the general election. but you may not know how bad the employment picture is for the youngest voters. shannon bream takes a look. >> americans across the spectrum are impacted by 8.2% unemployment rate, numbers show workers in 18 to 2 age range are facing even more daunting fight to find a job. according to the nonpartisan group generation opportunity, although the government reported 12.1% unemployment rate for young workers in may, the bureau of labor statistics didn't factor in, estimated 1.7 million who have stopped looking for work. which would push the actual unemployment rate to 16.9% for this group. >> if people don't have a job, they can't pay a student loan. they can't buy a house. they can't save for retire
romney habit given hint who the v.p. pick might be, but they said a selection could come before the august convention to get the completed ticket out of the trail as soon as possible. bret? >> bret: we will have it here on fox. carl, ahh. will everyone is aware that jobs and the economy will probably decide the general election. but you may not know how bad the employment picture is for the youngest voters. shannon bream takes a look. >> americans across the spectrum are impacted by...
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the romney campaign says it wasn't romney's idea. quote, this specific funding was part of a stimulus package that governor romney opposed on the grounds that government should not play venture capitalist. the statement went on to say, because of his concerns he vetoed half the funding but the veto was overridden by the legislature. this week a surrogate was asked about the contradictions. take a look. >> that they had -- that they enticed to come over and then bankrupt. >> the structure in massachusetts as i understand it is a position of appointees the governor does not have direct control over. >> and you're saying governor romney was against this? >> what i'm saying is when he was governor was we should not have the state investing in private enterprise. the fact is we should be reprogramming this money. and he tried to reprogram the money away from investments. >> the record seems to contradict that. back in 2003 shortly after taking office, he acted and sounded like a fan of statement investment and private enterprise, not a cr
the romney campaign says it wasn't romney's idea. quote, this specific funding was part of a stimulus package that governor romney opposed on the grounds that government should not play venture capitalist. the statement went on to say, because of his concerns he vetoed half the funding but the veto was overridden by the legislature. this week a surrogate was asked about the contradictions. take a look. >> that they had -- that they enticed to come over and then bankrupt. >> the...
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it's going to be the same thing with romney and obama. as you put policies in place, were they controversial? yes. does it take guts and leadership to tell people we can't afford to do these things jen more? sure. but he's done it. and now he's getting the results. >> but if they come back a year and a half later and say we don't like these reforms and they reject him, does that not say that you can go too far, that this is one republican who went too far and found himself out of office? >> ask me wednesday. i don't think that's going to happen. >> i'm going to hold you to that then. >> you can do that. this is what's happening in washington as well is people expected results. obama promised a couple years ago, if i don't have this deal done in three years, it's going to be a one-term proposition, meaning on spending, deficit, on debt, on jobs, and he hasn't delivered. that's why i think there will be a change in leadership in washington. people are tired of the rhetoric. >> let me talk to you about the swing state of virginia. >> yeah. >
it's going to be the same thing with romney and obama. as you put policies in place, were they controversial? yes. does it take guts and leadership to tell people we can't afford to do these things jen more? sure. but he's done it. and now he's getting the results. >> but if they come back a year and a half later and say we don't like these reforms and they reject him, does that not say that you can go too far, that this is one republican who went too far and found himself out of office?...
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mine against mitt romney he might can prevail. people prefer his basic approach than the balanced approach to romneys. i don't know if we will get to that debate. >> chris: i hope we do. >> i know. >> chris: i want to pick up on the euro aspect. the president said we are in trouble because of the european debt crisis and spain announced it will sept a bailout. the banks are in terrible . it didn't want to accept the bailout. that looks like a black mark against the economy. how much of a drag of all of this in europe going on in the u.s. economy . how much clout does he have in europe? more than the german chancellor has on politicians here? >> it is not a delag on the u.s. economy. there is zero. anything in europe hasn't happened. and it just kept interest rates down here. there is a financial melt down of lehman brothers would have affected the u.s. banks. but using europe as an excuse. what happened there to damage the u.s. economy. >> chris: thank you panel. check out panel plus where they pick up with a discussion on our web
mine against mitt romney he might can prevail. people prefer his basic approach than the balanced approach to romneys. i don't know if we will get to that debate. >> chris: i hope we do. >> i know. >> chris: i want to pick up on the euro aspect. the president said we are in trouble because of the european debt crisis and spain announced it will sept a bailout. the banks are in terrible . it didn't want to accept the bailout. that looks like a black mark against the economy....
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here the group citizens for tax justice discovered that romney will save five million dollars in his income tax bill if he wins and is able to put into place is so-called tax reform plan which is basically a massive tax cut for super rich people like himself currently romney pays fourteen point seven percent in taxes far less than most middle class american families and under his plan that top tax rate would drop to just thirteen point one percent whereas under president obama's plan a quarter billionaire like romney would have to pay his fair share like all working americans for a guy who made a living laying off thousands of workers to crank up his own wealth is really far fetched to think romney would use running for president to crank up his own wealth i don't think so. crazy a large bovine banging blocks busy bystanders trying ever is in kids winning pennsylvania were treated to a very unusual roadblock during the friday morning rush hour because sex that's right a cow and ball decided they couldn't wait till they got back to the farm and decided to make not so beautiful bovine
here the group citizens for tax justice discovered that romney will save five million dollars in his income tax bill if he wins and is able to put into place is so-called tax reform plan which is basically a massive tax cut for super rich people like himself currently romney pays fourteen point seven percent in taxes far less than most middle class american families and under his plan that top tax rate would drop to just thirteen point one percent whereas under president obama's plan a quarter...
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he's getting a free ride because romney is on the defensive. >> romney trying to go on the offensive. he told fox news if nancy pelosi knows those things right now she will hand them to barack obam'sp if gingrich is our nominee. how this is back and forth being played out with floridians, are they paying attention to this romney-newt back and forth and now nancy pelosi in the mix? >> i think so. about half of the vote in florida is in the tampa and orlando area, among the republicans, that is a free floating vote. these are people who by and large come from elsewhere, no strong political or geographic affiliations, they could go in any direction, i think what will happen in the end they will decide they are more comfortable with romney than gingrich. a lot of them are born again but not born yesterday. >> gingrich was pandering to the folks on the space coast today. let's take a look. >> we the end of my second term. [ applause ] we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be american. [ applause ] >> he forgot to say this wouldn't be any taxation up there i'm sure.
he's getting a free ride because romney is on the defensive. >> romney trying to go on the offensive. he told fox news if nancy pelosi knows those things right now she will hand them to barack obam'sp if gingrich is our nominee. how this is back and forth being played out with floridians, are they paying attention to this romney-newt back and forth and now nancy pelosi in the mix? >> i think so. about half of the vote in florida is in the tampa and orlando area, among the...
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the romney campaign said it wasn't romney's idea. this specific funding was part of a stimulus package that governor romney opposed on the grounds the government should not pay venture capitalists. he vetoed half the funding but it was overwritten by the legislature. this weekend a surrogate was asked about the contra diction. >> how about all these cases where they give tax breaks to companies, there was a company in rhode island that they had -- they enticed to come over and then went bankrupt. >> in the structure in massachusetts, as i frs it, it is a commission of political appointees that the governor does not have direct control over. >> you're saying romney was opposed to all of this? >> what governor romney said when he was governor of massachusetts, we should not have the state investing in private enterprise. we should be reprogramming this money, and he tried to reprogram the money away from those kinds of investments. >> the record seems to contradict that. back in 2003, shortly after taking office, he acted and sounded l
the romney campaign said it wasn't romney's idea. this specific funding was part of a stimulus package that governor romney opposed on the grounds the government should not pay venture capitalists. he vetoed half the funding but it was overwritten by the legislature. this weekend a surrogate was asked about the contra diction. >> how about all these cases where they give tax breaks to companies, there was a company in rhode island that they had -- they enticed to come over and then went...
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as for mitt romney, he voifsed his support for walker. >> we saw bill clinton in the video. tell us about some of the money being thrown at the contenders. >> reporter: the amount of money going into the race is really unbelievable. i have the latest figures. to date walker has raised $35 million. for bear -- barrett, $4 million. by the time it's said and done, it could be $70 million to $80 million. most of the contributions are from out of state which is why it has gotten so much attention at the national level. >> tory dunnan, thanks for that live report. >>> coming up in 12 minutes we had five people put under arrest. an entire floor of hotel geflts evacuated from a -- from their rooms. >>> sun screen, umbrellas, what a new study says could be more important when it comes to skin cancer. >> hears -- here's a preview of what's ahead. >> the newest concern in traffic accidents, dogs distracting owners, flying through the cars like missiles. we have video that really makes you stop and think. for all of us. [ slurping ] [ male announcer ] give 'em what they love. subway! gi
as for mitt romney, he voifsed his support for walker. >> we saw bill clinton in the video. tell us about some of the money being thrown at the contenders. >> reporter: the amount of money going into the race is really unbelievable. i have the latest figures. to date walker has raised $35 million. for bear -- barrett, $4 million. by the time it's said and done, it could be $70 million to $80 million. most of the contributions are from out of state which is why it has gotten so much...
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romney's co-chair. the romney campaign knows how big the walker-barrett election is. my question tonight, does the obama campaign now how big it is? i'll have much more on this topic tomorrow night. >>> tonight, in our survey, i asked does mitt romney care more about people or profits? 4% said people. 96% said profits. >>> rush limbaugh may be too big to fail, but after his violent offensive remarks about sandra fluke, his ratings have slipped a bit. well, more than a bit. see how bad it is, next. [ female announcer ] hey, head & shoulders users... how long since you worried about flakes? since before jeans were this skinny. not since us three got a haircut. not since my first twenty-ninth birthday. [ female announcer ] head & shoulders. scalp and hair beyond compare. right? get. out. exactly! really?! [ mom ] what? shut the front door. right? woop-woop! franklin delano! [ male announcer ] hey! there's oreo creme under that fudge! oreo fudge cremes. indescribably good. the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's
romney's co-chair. the romney campaign knows how big the walker-barrett election is. my question tonight, does the obama campaign now how big it is? i'll have much more on this topic tomorrow night. >>> tonight, in our survey, i asked does mitt romney care more about people or profits? 4% said people. 96% said profits. >>> rush limbaugh may be too big to fail, but after his violent offensive remarks about sandra fluke, his ratings have slipped a bit. well, more than a bit. see...
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as governor, he pullet planned parenthood in romney-care by name, and as governor, romney-care has tax-paid abortions. i thought it was telling after the millions he spent, he only got 25% in iowa. 3 out of 4 iowa republicans said no. i don't see him as much of a front-runner, frankly. >> ouch, and out with the first willard-bashing ad. this one dropped in new hampshire and south carolina today. >> the plan, tim mid, parts of it virtually identical. timid won't create jobs and timid certainly won't defeat barack obama. >>> so what made newt forget this promise to stay positive? >> we're going to stay positive. i am not going to go negative. they can't hit me with enough negative ads to make me go negative. >> probably the rapid free fall. he's dropped from second to fifth place in new hampshire. romney remains way ahead of everybody. >> make no mistake, it's personal. it looks like he has one goal, to defeat willard. joining mess is matt stengel. the newest edition of "time" has him asking, do you like me now? thanks for being here. do they like him? or is it still an open question? a coupl
as governor, he pullet planned parenthood in romney-care by name, and as governor, romney-care has tax-paid abortions. i thought it was telling after the millions he spent, he only got 25% in iowa. 3 out of 4 iowa republicans said no. i don't see him as much of a front-runner, frankly. >> ouch, and out with the first willard-bashing ad. this one dropped in new hampshire and south carolina today. >> the plan, tim mid, parts of it virtually identical. timid won't create jobs and timid...
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romney knew he had to do something about bain capital. last week he was comparing the reverend wright attacks to the obama ads about bain. >> the purpose of the president's ads are not to describe success and failure but somehow to suggest that i'm not a good person or not a good guy. and having the campaign focused on character assassination is one of the things i find offensive. >> oh, this is where cory booker took the bait. there is no comparison between reverend wright attacks on the president and mitt romney's actual record at bain capital as an executive. an obama adviser david axelrod explained why romney is running away from his past. >> he never talks about his years as massachusetts governor, and i think for good reason, because they weren't stellar years. >> romney wants to run on his private equity record, not on his record in elected office, and it makes sense, because as governor of massachusetts, the state was 47th in the nation in job creation, local taxes went up in order to keep state taxes down, state aid was cut to ci
romney knew he had to do something about bain capital. last week he was comparing the reverend wright attacks to the obama ads about bain. >> the purpose of the president's ads are not to describe success and failure but somehow to suggest that i'm not a good person or not a good guy. and having the campaign focused on character assassination is one of the things i find offensive. >> oh, this is where cory booker took the bait. there is no comparison between reverend wright attacks...
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is romney right? >>guest: well, as you pointed out in last signaturement, massachusetts engaged in the same practices, a solar energy company in massachusetts went bankrupt on friday and solyndra is not an isolatedded example of where the government can make mistakes. the government has a role to play encouraging technology, and i personally am reluctant to see the government acting as a venture capitalists. programs like solyndra began in the previous bush administration, and have exist add long time this is not an idea that president obama came to washington with and adopted for the federal government. >>chris: but he embraced it especially in the case of solyndra where he personally went out there. >>guest: he embraced the idea of these investments but it was not a political decision. i didn't see solyndra happen but when i was in the government i watched over investments made, made by serious people trying to do serious things but it is very hard for anyone to be a venture capitalists. >>chris: i
is romney right? >>guest: well, as you pointed out in last signaturement, massachusetts engaged in the same practices, a solar energy company in massachusetts went bankrupt on friday and solyndra is not an isolatedded example of where the government can make mistakes. the government has a role to play encouraging technology, and i personally am reluctant to see the government acting as a venture capitalists. programs like solyndra began in the previous bush administration, and have exist...
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the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chanc
the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his...
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giving romney florida. that's with giving him iowa. that's with giving him colorado. that's this issue of the battleground versus the popular vote. >> more to come from chuck todd. thank you very much. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with him. i want to get to our battleground governors in a minute. but i want to start around the table with our roundtable. i mentioned rachel maddow is here from msnbc. carly fiorina, david brooks of the "new york times," ej dionne of the "washington post." i feel like the final stretch is going to be dominated by the fight over the economy. it's what ultimately can tip the scales. we have seen now an argument from the president that is about trust. and this is how he lays it out against governor romney. >> there's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. trust matters. you know, you want to know that the person who is applying to be your president and commander-in-chief is trustworthy. that he means what he says. that he's not just making stuff up. d
giving romney florida. that's with giving him iowa. that's with giving him colorado. that's this issue of the battleground versus the popular vote. >> more to come from chuck todd. thank you very much. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with him. i want to get to our battleground governors in a minute. but i want to start around the table with our roundtable. i mentioned rachel maddow is here from msnbc. carly fiorina, david brooks of the "new york times," ej dionne of the...